Strange way to go

Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin died today from the barb of a manta ray while filming a segment of his daughter’s documentary in the waters off Cairnes, Australia (TxD discussion). Seems strange to me that Irwin didn’t take better precautions since he, better than most, knew the danger of those waters. Heck, when I was planning a vacation to Australia Cairnes was my planned resort destination until the travel agent, a native who’d moved to the Bay Area, explained how dangerous those beaches are and steered me to Noosa on the Gold Coast instead.